The Fortune of War by Patrick O'Brian,

Book Description: Captain Jack Aubrey, R.N.,arrives in the Dutch East Indies to find himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best-armed frigate in the navy. He and his friend Stephen Maturin take passage for England in a dispatch vessel. But the War of 1812 breaks out while they are en route. Bloody actions precipitate them both into new and unexpected scenes where Stephen's past activities as a secret agent return on hime with a vengance.

Review: The events in the sixth book in the Aubrey/Maturin series closely follow those of the previous book, Desolation Island. This is the first book in the series that is interesting from start to finish. The action is non-stop and Stephen?s many near misses with rival intelligence agents had me on the edge of my seat. I was slightly disappointed in the turn Stephen and Dianas? relationship took but have mostly recovered from it. I?m already reading the next book.

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